Fantini and Frescobaldi at the Villa Borghesi



Programs Leipzig Succession, 1722 Fantini and Frescobaldi at the Villa Borghese, 1634 Eternal Source of Light Divine Saint Day at San Petronio, Bologna Sound clips from this program Giulio Caccini: Two Arias Linda Tsatsanis, soprano Sheila Bristow, harpsichord Amarilli mia bella Vedrò’l mio sol	Fantini and Frescobaldi at the Villa Borghese, 1634 In 1634 Girolamo Fantini and Girolamo Frescobaldi, the greatest trumpeter and organist of their day, performed at the Villa Borghese; this is the first known performance combining these two instruments. Though the trumpet had an important role in military and court life, it had not previously found a place in the concert hall. In 1628 Frescobaldi was appointed to the court of the Grand Duke of Tuscany, where Fantini was the Chief Court Trumpeter; presumably they met in Tuscany and likely performed together there. Frescobaldi returned to Rome in 1634 and presented a program for the Cardinal Borghese. It is the report of their performance in Harmonie universalle by Marin Mersenne (1635) that records their performance at the Villa Borghese for history PROGRAM Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643) Canzona da Sonare a3 Bergamasca Giulio Caccini (1550-1618) Dolcissimo sospiro Amarilli mia bella Vedrò’l mio sol Girolamo Fantini (1600?-1675?) Seconda chiamati Avanti la Battaglia Sonata detta la Renuccini Sonata detta la Saratinelli Sonata detta del Vitelli Alessandro Melani (1639-1703) All’ Arme, Pensiero Gian Lorenzo Bernini Daphne and Apollo from the Villa Borghese, Rome